… especially if the neighborhood is filled with little shits with too many electrified toys.

EDIT: Okay, I’m convinced. Regular bikes would actually be a sensible cause here. Let me be a curmudgeon though.

  • @UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
    20•9 days ago

    When you’re going at high speed (particularly when you’re a kid on a jacky bike that doesn’t handle well) taking that weird turn is a recipe for either crashing into the bush or losing your balance.

    Why risk it? Just take the grassy route.

    • @litchralee@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      8•8 days ago

      That, plus if there are any pedestrians using the path, they should get first dibs. Bicycles can ride on grass just fine, but anyone with a walker, a wheelchair, a stroller, or just wants to keep their shoes clean, should not feel like they have to squeeze or get off the pavement to let a bicyclist pass.

      Here, the convenient option for bikes is also the most friendly option. Ornamental grass shouldn’t even be a top-10 concern. If the municipality won’t build proper infra for all users, then desire paths are all but guaranteed.

    • @wjrii@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      4•9 days ago

      Okay, fair enough. As a former child myself, that’s eminently reasonable, LOL. Post text updated. :-)

      Still too many 12yo kids on overpowered electric minibikes around here.